Jarome Luai has provided genuine leadership when the Tigers needed it most.
When the proverbial hits the fan, Luai doesn’t take the soft option. He doesn’t run and hide.
That what Tigers fans, and critics, should remember.
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@ancientnicker@NBWT__ I’d take the money as well, I’m not faulting or blaming Luai for anything.
I’m simply saying that it’s ridiculous that the Tigers or Eels have to be the ones to lodge Luai’s TPA that only benefits himself and the Chiefs and not his current club.
The NRL are dumb for allowing it
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Luai: ‘People are quick to point fingers and quick to forget’
You mean like blatantly bullying Lachlan Galvin when he left the Tigers, like Luai is right now- despite being the marquee player? Hmm
@ancientnicker@NBWT__ This was posted before Shaun, Benji and Luai spoke to the media.
Either way, it’s still dirty by Luai’s management, Chiefs and nrl expecting a club to lodge a TPA on behalf of a player who negotiated this TPA for his future club.
Glad the Tigers didn’t agree to it.
@NBWT__ Let’s see how the media and everyone else spins this and makes it out to be the Wests Tigers fault.
Luai and his management did the club so dirty here, even after they treated him so well by allowing him to negotiate with PNG early.
Should be dropped to cup.
@IgnitionJD Disagree. Javon Andrews is too good a player not to play first grade in next few years and he's a 5/8 so it leaves luai as the odd man out. Luai would have been dropped by 2028 even if he stayed the full 5 years
Well said by Jarome. Still bit of cluster fk imo the whole PNG thing. If NRL wasn’t expanding then Luai probs would’ve been here til retire on other hand finally get to focus on youth in halves & we move on. Focus on players who actually want to be here. youtu.be/h9CmgHydAOI
@ancientnicker@ReadingThePlay It’s not a criticism about Romey.. I rate him highly don’t get me wrong but he still likes to be the top dog and we all know how Moses carries on.. it’ll be interesting to watch
Think of a number, then double it. That’s about how much #Tigers are paying to make sure they moved Luai on.
In the end it was a Vinnies opp shop deal for the #Eels for an Origin / International. At the price they obviously considered it no brainer for one season.
Marshall blowing up about no issues or rift is all a smoother. You don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater with this sort of crazy $’s massive cap waste and deal if there’s no issue..
@MohamadAddouj@TheNRLSHADOW@CastTiger Romey has been playing 6 since june last year. He had 9 games at 7 with galvin where galvin was more dominant and 3 games with heath mason at 7. 10 games at 7, and never played since. Name 1 big money 5/8 that outshines their halfback?
@TheNRLSHADOW@CastTiger Injuries have nothing to do with the Luai decision mate cumon yes they have had there injuries but I’m talking about the slide in Luai is the man and now Luai is going to parra ?
Think people forget just how low the club was when Luai agreed to join. We’d won 8 games in 2 years! Yes he came for 💰 but plenty of others had said no to it
Don’t think we’ve missed a recruitment target since. I’ll always be thankful to him for coming here
@ReadingThePlay You’re the expert yeah? Club has a right to move him on if he’s checked out..more interesting than all the bullshit you have no fkn idea about is having two massive egos like Moses & Luai in the same team, should be fun to watch especially when Moses snaps & calls him a fkn c’nt
@JoshCrip@Yarny09 Learn what from Luai? How to run sideways & dance like Fred Aistare? He's had one standout game all year vs.....the Titans. Ryles is desperate as another bad yr in 2027 will see him under big pressure. Good luck.
@Mr_Ives_@JoshCrip He has the worst attitude but hey if these eels fans think it’ll be so great just let them think it. This whole signing players for one year before they go onto bigger things is an interesting move 😂
@ancientnicker@me_dc I didn't even mind the early grubber because it was clearly a set play with I think Sione or Bula chasing through but getting blocked. Better than watching another hit up that does nothing.
Can people say that Luai’s PNG signing impacted the season in some way.
Yes.
The fact that the same people ignore the fact that the spine has been a literal merry go round of injuries and stopgap fixes with no squad depth is disingenuous to say the least.
@Mo36046361@CamMagicMan It's interesting that the roosters clique are the ones always going after luai... nothing much said about it. A club shouldn't have so much power in origin camp and media
So many spurting sauce 6 weeks ago over PNG Chiefs "marquee" buys... It for me looks more like a Transit Lounge linked to Testimonial Terminal. Good luck with Luai in 2028.
@me_dc@smeagols_twin People are blaming his pass to makasini dropping clean ball rather than makasini. Just delusional and scapegoat behaviour that only happens to luai
@smeagols_twin While I’m not making excuses for him, anything he did last week that didn’t turn to gold, was going to be looked on in a negative light.